THE

Thistory of Kentucky.

EXHIBITING

AN ACCOUNT OF THE MODERN DISCOVERY; SETTLEMENT;
PROGRESSIVE IMPROVEMENT; CIVIL AND MILITARY
TRANSACTIONS; AND THE PRESENT STATE OF THE
COUNTRY

IN TWO VOLUMES.

VOL, I

BY H, MARSHALL.

FRANKFORT:

(00: S. ROBINSON, PRINTER

1824.

2oot 33
233. e. 308 .

SEAL.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

District of Kentucky, BE IT REMEMBERED, That on the fourth day of Junc, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty-four,

and in the forty-eighth year of the independence of the United States, Humphrey Marshall, of the said district, deposited in this office, the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as author and proprietor, in the words following, to-wit:

“The Ilistory of Kentucky. Exhibiting an acccunt of the modern discovery; settlement; progressive improvement; civil and military transactions; and present state of the country. In two volumes. By H. Marshall.”

In conformity to the act of the congress of the United States, entitled "An act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies during the times therein mentioned ;" and also the act, entitled “An act supplementary to an act, entitled "An act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies during the times therein mentioned,' and extending the benefits thereof to the arts of designing, engraving, and etching historical and other prints."

JOHN H. HANNA, Clerk of the District of Kentucky.

INDEX

115

22

NOTE.The figures refer to corresponding pages; where the proper name,
or principal word, in the sentence will be found.
A
Courts, their jurisdiction

119
ADDRESS to the inhabitants, &c. 202 District, established

159
to congress
332 Convention

193
to Virginia

336
assembled

196
Wilkingon's, supposed to be 371 proceedings

201
Act of separation passed

names of members

207
inserted, &c.

342. 355 report of committee, &c. 207. 213
Assemblage of citizens
350 in session

253
Act passed admitting Kentucky

elected, and assemble 273
into the union
367 of Virginia

286
Agency Free, described

449

of Kentucky 288. 316. 350
Athenasian creed

Ib.
addressed

352
B

meet, memorialize Virginia
Boone Daniel visits Kentucky

and congress, &c.

360
his biography

16 Congress, as to posts, &c. 168

56. 58
taken prisoner, escapes

on Indian affairs

220

resolutions as to Indians 314
Boonesborough settled

Christian William Col. his death 228
besieged
59

267
Boone's station evacuated, and

Committee at Danville

346
party defeated on Long run

Connally, his overture

Constitution for United States
Bullett Thomas visits Kentucky
30

285
Committees in counties
confers with the Indians

389

Convention to form constitution 394
Bowman John arrives

53
Constitution formed

398
his expedition, and retreat 91.99
Byrd's invasion

107
characterized

415

Controverted points
Bryant's station besieged
134

449
Blue licks, battle

136

D
Bland Mrs. her case

145

Dunmore Gov.expedition against
Brown John sent to congress 279

the Indians

12
his biography, a sketch Ib. Douglass James at Biz Bone lick 37
conduct in congress
301 Davis Mrs. her case

144
letter to Judge Muter, &c. 204-5 Danville established

159
member of convention 319 meeting

190
Butler General, his conduct 380 Defence against Indians

271
fell in battle

388

E
С
Estill's station attacked

126
Calloway Richard, his daughter Estill pursues the Indians, and is
taken at Boonesborough

43
defeated

127
Clark R. G. in Kentucky 46 Elections for convention 272. 47. 989
marches for Ohio and Kas.

for electors of president 344
kaskias, conquest

66. 68.

F
expedition to Pickawa 109 Finley John, his visit to Kentucky 2
builds Fort Jefferson 111 Floyd Jobn visits Kentucky Ib.
his mode of defence
119 settles

38
expedition to Miami
147 is defeated, &c.

116
expedition to Wabash 247 Franklin Dr. as to boundary 156
Court organized for deciding on France, desired to limit the Uni-
land claims
99 ted States

157